Housing in IV31 6LY
What the homes in IV31 6LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lossiemouth West
- Council
- Moray
- Region
- Scotland
- Neighbourhood population
- 621 (2024)
IV31 6LYMoray
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39.1%). Flats make up 15.4%, less than half the 34.4% across Scotland.
Owning vs renting
40.7% of households in the IV31 6LY area own their home, well below the Scotland average of 62.4%. Private renting makes up 15.4% of households, above the Scotland figure of 12.9%. 15.4% own outright and 25.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned40.7%62.4%
- Shared ownership0%0.9%
- Private rented15.4%12.9%
- Social rented41.9%22.5%
- Lives rent free1.2%1.4%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.7% of households are one person living alone, against 37.1% across Scotland.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (27.7%). 37.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Scotland
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Scotland (August 2026, +1.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around IV31 6LY (Lossiemouth West) (about 621 residents).
Source: Scotland's Census 2022, National Records of Scotland. Population: NRS small-area estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.